There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way […]
Category Archives: Music
Album Review: ‘Hesitant Alien’
Over its nine-year career, My Chemical Romance cemented itself as the pied piper of sorts for the more angst-driven members of Generation Y. It’s no surprise then that when news of singer Gerard Way’s intentions to record a solo album hit the Twittersphere, his former militant-like fan base, the MCRmy, began rallying behind him like […]
Concert Review: The Felice Brothers
Judging a band such as the Felice Brothers off the group’s appearance can be misleading. Lead singer and guitarist Ian Felice, dressed in an oversized T-shirt with long hair dripping over his face, and bassist Josh “Christmas Clapton” Rawson, with eye glasses and a slim build, look like they belong in a ’90s grunge band. […]
Arts in the Union festival offers Bruins taste of local talent
Students flocked Tuesday to Ackerman Grand Ballroom, Kerckhoff Coffee House and Kerckhoff Grand Salon for the fourth annual Arts in the Union festival, presented by the Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA. Though the festival appeared disorganized at times, it provided a welcome to new Bruins, familiarizing them with the plethora of talents at […]
Bruin Bash 2014 maintains high energy with Chance The Rapper
After last year’s high-energy Bruin Bash performances by rappers Tyga and E-40 in Pauley Pavilion, this year’s concert managed to find the same energetic feel through a pair of more mellow R&B and hip-hop musicians. Bruin Bash 2014, presented by the Campus Events Commission and the Cultural Affairs Commission, took place Monday night at the […]
Meet the Editors: Brendan Hornbostel, Gail Acosta, Natalie Green and Asher Landau
Brendan Hornbostel, A&E editor Having grown up playing drums and guitar in bands in San Francisco, I’ve always been one to over-scrutinize every song down to its notes and phrases to find that one lyric that captures the humanizing quality of a great piece of music. Here at Daily Bruin A&E, our commitment to presenting […]
Singer continues UCLA education after decades of performing
Sandra Kilman, known professionally as Sandra Starks, is only a fourth-year music history student, but she has already had a decades-long successful music career. She has toured with Lou Rawls and Robert Guillaume as a jazz singer, belting out the lyrics of duets like “The Wedding Song” on stages worldwide from Las Vegas to Kingston, […]